Pivoted sliding window.



M. HABERLE. PIVOTED SLIDING WINDOW.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4.1912.

1,120,053. Patented De0.8,1914.

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M. HABERLE. PIVOTED SLIDING WINDOW.

I APPLICATION FILED MAY 4. 1912. 1,120,053. Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

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MICHAEL HABERLE. OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

PIVOTED SLIDING WINDOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

Application filed May 4, 1912. Serial No. 695,201.

To all whom it may concern 4Be it known that I, MICHAEL HABERLF., citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pivoted Sliding Windows, of which the following is a speciication.

My invention relates to windows and particularly to that form of window in which the sashes are not only vertically slidable, but also rotatable in'a vertical plane on pivots, this form of window being illustrated in my prior Patent No. 1,004,873, granted on thef3rd day of October, 1911, on which construction this present construction is an improvement.

The object is to reduce the strain on that portion of the slide supporting the sashes and to provide for pivotally supporting the inner sashes above the lower end of the main sash.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein: Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a window constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a front elevation partly in section. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line L1--4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a portion of the mechanism removed from the window casing. Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the different parts of the hinge detached and separated. Fig. 7 is a detail View of the window and attaching hook and holder.

In'the drawings, 2 designates a window casing of any,usual form and 3 designates` the parting strip separatingthe sash channels. The stopv is designated 4 and defines the outer wall of the inner sash channel. The lower sash of the window is designated A while the upper sash is designated B. The side rails 5 of both the upper and lower sashes are of the usual form but instead of projecting into the corresponding sash channel, these side bars or rails 5 are pivotally connected as will `be later described to a slide or sliding stile designated 6 which shifts vertically4 in the corresponding sash channel. The sliding Stiles of both sashes are the same. Each consists of a metal plate having a width approximately that of the channel, one margin of the metal plate being bent inward and then relexed as at 7 and extended out beyond the face of the lplate and then bent inwardly as at 8.y The other margin of the plate forming the slide is bent inward as at 9 and then reflexed as at 10, this relexed portion being separated from the inwardly bent portion 9 so as to provide a socket for the reception of a llange 11 formed on a facing plate 12, this plate extending across the face of the parting strip 3 or of the stop 1 and along one side of the same and being held in place by means of a screw 13. lt will he seen that by reason of the interlock between' the facing plate 12 and the flange 10 of the plate 6 an air-tight joint is formed between the sliding stile and the parting strip, which however permits the easy vertical movement of the sliding stile. By detaching the facing plate 1Q from the parting strip or stop, the sliding stile may be easilv removed.

Attached to the inner face of the bar 5 of each window sash is a plate 14, one margin of which is bent at right angles as at 15 and then reflexed so as to form a flange which extends into the wood of the bar 5. The metal of the plate is then extended inward beyond the face of the plate and then extended parallel to the face of the bar 5 as at 16 so as vto form a socket between the inner face of this laterally extended portion 16 and the adjacent face of the bar 5 in which to accommodate the flange 8. This extended portion 16 thus locks the sash to the sliding stile from any lateral movement but will permitthe sash 'to 4move inward relatively to the sliding stile. The other margin of the plate 14- is inwardly bent at right angles to the body of the plate as at 17 and is then laterally bent as at 18 so as to' face against the face of the plate 6. It will be seen that the inwardly turned flange 18 bearing as it does against the face of the plate 6 at the margin thereof forms an airtight joint on the inner margin of the sash. It will further be seen that the bend 15, projecting as it does linto the bar 5, secures an air-tight joint between the face of the plate 14 and the bar. Thus no air can .pass At the lower end of each of the sashes, the flange 17 is cut away so as to accommodate the hinges whereby the sash bar 5 is connected to the slide stile as shown in Fig. 6.

Attached in any suitable manner to the lower end of the sliding stile is the hinge element 19 which is provided on its inside face with a central boss 20 forming the pi vot of the sash and with a depending leg 22 having longitudinal flanges 23.

Mounted upon the sash at the lower end of theplate 14 and forming a continuation of the plate, is the hinge element 24 which has a central opening 25 just large enough to rotate upon the boss 20, this element being also provided with the depending leg 26 having the lateral flanges 27. It will be understood that the llanges 22 on the element 19 bear at their edges against the face of the sliding stile and that thus the head or body of the element is offset or held away from the face of the stile. This is also true of the element 24, the flanges 27 of which hold the head of this element away from the face of the plate 14. Vilhen the hinge elements 19 and 24 areplaced together, the enlarged head of the element 19 tits against the inner face of the enlarged head of the element 24 and the stud 20 projects through the opening 25 in the element 24, the legs 22 and 26 with their iianges 23 and 27 being in alinement with each other.

The leg 26 is held to the window sash by means of screws 28, while the leg 22 of the member 19 is held to the lower end of thek slide by means ofv rivets 29.

rll`he interior of the stile at its lower end is braced and reinforced by means of a plate 30 which is rectangular in form and fits snugly between the lateral flanges of the stile on the inner face thereof. Passing through the boss 20 is a pivot' 31 which also passes through the sliding stile and through the plate 30, thus holding the hinge members in pivotal engagement with each other and thus pivotally mounting the sash upon the sliding stile.

The face of the stile 6 is longitudinally slotted as at 32, and mounted behind each stile is a slide 33 having a hook at its upper end, the body of the hook being disposed behind the plane of the front wall of the stile but the bill of the hook 34 extending out through the slot to a slight extent. The slide 33 is vertically slotted, and mounted within this slot is a roller 35 which engages the lateral inside walls of the stile 6.- A link 36 pivotally connects the slide 33 with the plate 14, one extremity of this link 33 bey ing pivotally mounted upon a boss 37 projecting from the face of the plate 14. lt

will be seen that the bill of the hook 34 pro-v trudes through the slot suiiiciently to allow the easy hanging of the counterweight,'chain or rope without necessitating the removal of any part of the window as is now necessary with double hung windows. lf the bill of the hook was disposed so as to lie entirely in a plane behind the slide it would then be necmitting an easy opening movement of the.

sashes. It will be noted that inasmuch as the slide 33 is connected by means of vthe link 36 with the sash that any rotative movement of the sash will draw downward upon the member 33 which is connected to any suitable counterweighting mechanism. Thus the counterweight will act not only to hold the sash from dropping inward, but

'will also acthto counterweight the window for a vertical movement.

Asillustrated in Fig. 1, the'upper and lower sashes have not the same vertical length, the. upper sash being smaller in height than the lower sash so that when the lower sash is raised to its full position as illustrated in Fig. 1, the lower sash B may be turnedinward upon its pivot beneath the sash A and without the necessity of opening the sash A as vwas necessary in my prior constructions. This is of great vital importance and adds very much to the convenience of the Window.

To the inner face of the stop block 38 is attached a metallic-strip 39 which projects down below the stop block and engages lon the inside of the upper rail ofthe upper sash when the latter is raised soas to prevent any inward movement of the upper sash when in its raised position. llt will be obvious of course that without this locking strip 39 it would be possible to `pivotally turn the upper sash when in its uppermost position. -This strip 39 projects above the block 38 and extends into the under facev of the frame as illustrated in- Fig. l so as to prevent the passage of air around the block 38, and to this extent this strip 39 acts as a weather strip. vIt will further be seen that this strip 39 holds the upper sash from rattling and holds itfsnugly in place against the front member of the window frame.

In order to hold the uppersash frictionally against any inward rotative movement when in a lowered or partly lowered position, I provide the spring 40 attached to the inner face of the plate 6 forming the sliding stile, the end of this spring contacting with the inner `face of the flange 16 of plate 14 and forcing this flange 16 into snug Contact with the flange 8. lFrictional engagement thus created not only holds the dan e 16 into air-tight engagement with the ange `ing a pivotal opening 8, but also retards or impedes any movement of the sash in a plane at right angles to the plane of the window.

For the purpose of locking the lower sash against any rotative opening movement, I provide the upper end of the lower sash at each side with a hinge lock comprising a leaf Ll1 attached in any suitable manner as by screws to the upper rail of the lower sash, and having hinged thereto a leaf 42 so that the leaf may be turned into a horizontal position resting upon the upper yrail of the sash or may be' turned completely over upon the leaf 41. This leaf 42 is reduced in width at its extremity so that it will fit snugly Within the sash channel. The leaf is provided with a downwardly projecting stud 43 which when the leaf is depressed engages behind the flange 9 of the stile plate 6, this stud being beveled on one side so that it may be easily moved into position. The stud frictionally engages the plate 6 so that theleaf 42 will not accidentally become raised. The leaf Lil). is cut out at its middle as at fl-l to permit the passage of the chain or cord supporting the window sash, and it is also provided on its upper face with the knob -l whereby it may be easily manipulated. It will be seen that when the leaf 42 is turned downward, the stud 43 engaging as it does behind the flange 9 will prevent the inward movement of the sash upon its pivot, and that also in this position the leaf 42 covers the upper end of the space inclosed between the plate 14 and the stile 6, thus impeding the lpassage of air through this space.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with opposed elements, of a hinge pivotally connecting the twol elements, said hinge being formed of two members, one of said members being attached to one element, the other of the members being attached to the other element, one of said members being'formed with a boss and the other with an opening through which the boss passes, said boss and opening constituting a pivotal joint.

2. The combination with opposed elements, of a hinge pivotally connecting said elements, said hinge consisting of two members, each having a depending leg whereby it is attached, and one of said members havand the other having a pivotal boss passing through said opening.

3. A window' of the character described including a window frame havin a sash channel, a sliding stile having lnwardly turned lateral iianges engagin said channel, a reinforcing plate `dispose behind said stile and between the ianges, a window sash, hinge members connecting the sash and stile and comprising coacting members, one provided with a pivotal boss and the other with an opening through which the boss passes, and a pivot passing through said boss, through said stile and through the reinforcing plate behind the stile.

4. The combination with opposed elements, of a hinge pivotally connecting the elements, said hinge consisting of two members, each having a head and a depending leg whereby said members are attached respectively to the elements, the head of each member being offset or spaced from the adjacent face of the element to which it is at 75 tached whereby the head of one member may be placed behind the head of the other member with their legs in alinement, one of said members being provided with a pivotal opening and the other with a boss extending through the pivotal opening.

5. The combination with opposed elements, of a pivotal connection therefor comprising coacting hinge plates, each having a relatively enlarged head and a depending leg offset from the longitudinal axis of the plate, the depending leg of each plate being formed with a portion on one face projecting into contact with one of said elements and being attached thereto whereby the enlarged head of the plate 4is spaced from the face of the element to which the plate is attached, one of said plates being formed with a pivotal opening and the other with a pivotal boss passing into said opening,I the head of one plate being disposed between the head of the other plate and the adjacent member to which the last named plate is attached.

6. The combination with opposed elements, of a pivotal connection therefor comprising coacting hinge plates, each having a, relatively enlarged head and a depending leg offset from the longitudinal axis of' the plate, the depending leg of each plate being formed with laterally disposed, longitudinally extending flanges upon its inside face whereby the enlarged head of the'plate is spaced from'the face of the element to which the plate is attached, one of said plates being formed with a pivotal opening and the other with a pivotal boss passing into said opening, the ead of one plate being disposed between the head of the other plate and the adjacent member to which the last named plate is attached.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MICHAEL HABERLE. [Le] Witnesses:

CHARLES FISHER, Jr., ERNEST HABERLE. 

